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And to Zippy-Wings, that chapter was getting a little longer than I like to make them, so I figured a good cliffy was in order!
For Emily, you are my most faithful reader and reviewer, so I will answer all of your questions in this chapter. Hope you like!
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A shocked Lily looked down at James, who was looking up at her desperately. There was something familiar in his eyes that she couldn't quite place. McGonagall stood back, shocked herself, but something that could resemble a smile was playing on her thin lips. Of course Lily would say yes.
Lily's pause was a bit too long for James though. He got up off his knee, his face falling. Lily didn't look happy; quite the contrary to be honest. She burst into tears, and ran off down the corridor.
"What did I do wrong?" he asked McGonagall who was still standing there.
"She's only 17. She's just received the biggest shock of her life. Give it time." She responded slightly cryptically.
A very confused and very sad James walked around McGonagall and onwards in the other direction. 'I can't believe it. I thought for sure she'd say yes!' he thought sadly. He continued down the hallways, not entirely sure where he was going. He found himself outside the library.
"What is this?" a voice behind him asked, "Dear Prongs going to the library?" James sighed and turned around. Remus was coming up behind him, a pile of books in his arms.
"I'm not going to the library," he said with a sigh, "I was just walking."
"Wow. You look depressed." Remus said.
"Thank you Captain Obvious," James said crankily.
"What happened? Are you and Lily ok?" he said, taking a good guess.
"No," James said softly, "She turned me down."
"Turned you down for what? I thought you were going out?"
"I asked her to marry me," he said in all seriousness looking up at his friend.
"Prongs, what has gotten into you! Why would you do a thing like that!"
Stunned, James realized he hadn't told his friends that Lily was pregnant. He decided to tell Remus first, because he could trust his reaction to be better that Sirius'. "Lily's pregnant," he began, and proceeded to tell Remus the entire story.
Remus looked shocked. He was at a loss for words. "Wow," was all he could say. "And she turned you down?" he asked after a long pause. "She said no?"
"Well, not those exact words… but yeah, pretty much."
"What did she say?"
"Well… nothing. She ran away crying."
"She might not have meant no…" Remus began.
"What do you suppose she meant then?"
"I'm no expert!" Remus said exasperatedly. "Are you going to tell Sirius?" he asked after a brief moment of silence.
"Yeah, he's my best friend. I just need to find time."
"Now's as good a time as ever," Remus said, nodding his head in Sirius' direction. "Well, here goes nothing…"
Lily pasted herself against the wall, breathing hard from the shock. She certainly didn't handle THAT well… of course she wanted to marry James! She loved him! She just didn't know if he still wanted to be with her… but now she knew he did. She was going to find him. She wiped away her tears of shock – she'd been crying a lot lately – and went off to find him.
As she neared the library, she heard a roar. "YOU KNOCKED LILY UP?" it was Sirius Black. Her breath caught in her throat. No doubt the whole school knew now… just as she turned to leave, James stalked around the corner. He looked furious. In his rage, he stomped right past her.
"James!" she grabbed the sleeve of his robes.
His eyes widened. "Lily, I – didn't mean – it's Sirius – I'm sorry… no one was supposed to know." He finished lamely.
"Shh…" she said, putting a finger to his lips. "It's ok. There's nothing we can do about it."
He looked shocked. Was this the girl that had just shot him down? "It's ok?"
"Yes. James, will you marry me?" she said looking into his eyes.
James fumbled the ring out of his pocket and slipped it gently onto Lily's finger. It was real gold, with a teeny emerald on it. "It matches your eyes," he said softly. Then, he said, "Lily, I'm sorry. This wasn't supposed to happen."
"It's ok. I know it wasn't supposed to happen. Do you think I wanted to have a baby at 17?"
"18." He mumbled.
"What?"
"You'll be 18. So will I."
"At least we'll be legal," she said with a small smile. She had an idea. "James, the damage has been done… do you want to go back to the Room of Requirement for awhile?"
"We'll miss our next class –"
"Since when have you cared? The damage has been done," she grabbed his hand, and off they went to the 7th floor.
Ok, so it was a little short, and the ending was a little cheesy. Hope you liked it anyways! And she said yes for you, Emily! Thanx, Maybelline
